Hospice staff at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in Florida failed to follow appropriate procedures by leaving the body of a dead veteran in shower room for nine hours. The staff members were also found to have tried to cover up the mistake.

Four employees resigned from a veterans facility at Talihina after maggots were found in the wound of a resident who later died of sepsis. The employees decided to resign before the start of the termination process.

A dentist at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center possibly exposed 592 veterans to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C by failing to follow standard infection control procedures. The dentist had been using his own equipment, cleaning and reusing it.

Military veterans are still faced with discrepancies in wait-times before they receive medical care, a new report says. They are waiting for a long time before they are seen by health care providers in VA outpatient clinics.

Newly released investigative reports have found that Veterans Affairs chiefs have been falsifying wait-times in seven states regularly. The falsification masks the growing demands from both older and younger war veterans.

An updated Agent Orange report showed that exposure to the herbicide came with higher risks for bladder cancer or hypothyroidism. The new report will enable thousands of Vietnam War veterans to get the service-related treatment they need.

Returning back to civilian life after living through war is not easy, leaving some war veterans scarred for life. Fortunately, experts believe that service dogs significantly help these PTSD patients cope with their new life.

The U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs has recently passed an action that will have the VA pick up the bill for disabled vets who require the use of a robotic brace-like contraption that helps paralyzed users walk again.

Veterans called out to officials to increase their access to medical marijuana for PTSD treatment. During a recent rally, empty pill bottles were left outside the White House to signify how usually-prescribed drugs are taking a toll on them.

The loud noises of fireworks can cause frightening flashbacks for veterans suffering from PTSD, health experts explain. Fourth of July explosions can 'trigger you right back to something,' says one veteran.

An amendment was denied that could have allowed VA doctors to discuss medical marijuana with the veterans to treat medical conditions like PTSD. More than 20 states have already legalized cannabis for medical purposes.

An organization called Grow4Vets recently hosted an event in Colorado, giving away pot to hundreds of veterans coping with PTSD. The organization is pushing for country-wide legalization of medical marijuana to treat vets with PTSD.

Based on a new study, U.S. vets suffer from chronic pain and use opioid drugs to soothe it. This poor pain management put them at risk of increasing life-long disabilities and the government should better do something about it fast.

New research suggests that traumatic brain injuries may link to the development of dementia or Alzheimer's late in life. The University of California-San Francisco study looked at nearly 200,000 retired military personnel over a decade.